Author's Note: Ah, yet another chapter. This is the fastest I've written in a long time. So now, things are in motion. The two are missing and Zombie-Loan is on the hunt. But what will happen next? Only time can tell. Please help me make this better by reviewing. Tell me what can be fixed, or what is right. Thank you for reading.
Touhou sat in his office a cell phone pressed to his ear as he listened to the latest report from one of his Xu Fu associates. According to all of the reports he'd received, things had worked out properly. Shito was safely tucked away in his room, away from the corruptions of Akatsuki Chika and the rest of Zombie-Loan. While the issue with his hand was going to be tedious, Touhou didn't mind. It gave him more reason to be around Shito, constantly.
His obsession wasn't to the extreme degree of Lao Ye's, but he did rather enjoy watching the boy squirm in discomfort at his touch. It excited him, the look Shito would give every time he came near. Preparing himself for the unknown things Touhou was going to do at the next maintenance appointment. Touhou loved to make him struggle. To make him sweat with anticipation. Something about that disgustingly beautiful, perfect monster intrigued him to the point where he couldn't stand anyone besides Lao Ye even touching him. Shito was his inheritance, his property, to do with as he pleased.
Touhou hung up the phone and set it down on his desk, leaning back in his chair. "Perfect. All is set." He said aloud to himself. He smiled touching his fingertips together.
Touhou chuckled to himself as he recalled what he'd been told. He found it rather fitting for the mutt who corrupted Shito. Shiba had truly had his way with him and didn't yield until he'd been broken. The Xu Fu had been nearby observing, ready to step in if something had gone wrong. Because of that they had been able to give a very detailed report to Touhou. They told him everything. About how Chika had screamed and tried to run away. They told him about his agonized screams and growls the further Shiba pushed him. They even told him how his sobs filled the room towards the end of it, begging Shiba to stop. Touhou actually laughed as the information played through his mind. He'd wished he'd been there to see it. That cocky head-strong attitude stripped from the silver-haired zombie in only a few minutes. It would have been a wonderful sight to see. Touhou had thought about it, once or twice, just to show him his power. To make him stay away from his Shito-sama. But he could never bring himself to even touch that filthy waste of human flesh and blood.
Touhou stood from his desk and patted the large envelope he'd received earlier from Japan. He looked at a moment, in thought. He picked it up and opened one end, dumping the contents onto his desk. A piece of paper and tape fell out of it making a clatter on the hard wood. He looked at them a moment then picked up the paper to read it. He chuckled, smiling at the words written to him.
"So he sent me the tape, did he? How thoughtful of that Shiba. I'll have to listen to it later. Maybe it'll help me be ready for Shito." Touhou chuckled quietly, picking up the tape and slipping it into his desk drawer, locking it with a key. "And I thought I enjoyed hearing the reports." Touhou left his office locking the door behind him.
The Xu Fu Exorcist walked down the hallway, one hand in his pocket. He had a few things to attend to in order to make everything continue to work. First was to make sure that Zombie-Loan couldn't contact Shito. If they did, it would give him reason to start doubting what he was being told and lead to believe about Akatsuki Chika. Touhou couldn't let that happen so he'd taken Shito's phone and computer and locked them away. Now he was working on getting his network set in place so that he'd know right away if any of them set foot in Shanghai. If any of them did, he would have them tracked down and thrown out or if necessary hidden away until Shito could be moved. He couldn't kill them. If any of them turned up dead word would somehow get back to Shito and he would begin to suspect the Xu Fu. No, everything was being done to keep Shito in Shanghai. Lao Ye wanted him there and Touhou's job was to make sure he did. Making him believe he wasn't wanted, that he was rejected was a good way to get him to come back to Shanghai. To where he was wanted and would be treated as the rare treasure he was. Among other things.
Touhou passed by Shito's room and pushed open the door. Shito lay on his bed, sleeping still. He'd gone to sleep the moment he'd returned home. He'd said he was tired and just wanted to be left alone. Touhou walked inside quietly, so as to not wake him and closed the door. He stepped right up to the bed and looked upon the sleeping corpse. Shito had changed into the traditional Chinese wear. The smooth silk and satin added to his already delicate beauty. Touhou reached out a hand and ever carefully caressed Shito's cheek. His perfect beauty was too much to resist. Touhou smiled to himself.
"Disgustingly beautiful as always." Touhou whispered.
Shito had no idea what had really happened. He would never know. Seeing him like this now, made Touhou more determined than ever to keep him safely tucked away where only he and Lao Ye could find him. The very thought of him being touched by another infuriated him. Shito had become his when he'd reached the proper age to take over the name of Touhou. Just like his father, and his father's father before him, Touhou had inherited the title and job of taking watch and care over the living corpse, Shao Ye. He took his job very seriously and did everything he could to keep convincing Shito that he wasn't worth the affections of anyone else. He was the perfect monster, meant only for the Xu Fu. He was born for the reason of someday becoming Lao Ye's new body. The Corpse release spell had not yet been completed and so the Touhou was charged with guarding Shito until the time came for Lao Ye to complete his spell and move into the perfect body. A body that would never die so he could have his perfect immortality.
The most recent Touhou took his job even farther. Since Shito couldn't die and could withstand catastrophic damage to his body, Touhou had begun to start experimenting on him. At first it was simple exorcism like causing his body to become immobile. Soon he'd moved on to torture and extreme pain. He loved it when Shito's tears spilled down his face. His ragged panting and fast heart rate would bring the blood to his cheeks. It made him even more beautiful. His pained expression was always one of defiance but always…always Shito's eyes lost their confidence by the end of the session. Touhou controlled him. He controlled him so much that Shito himself couldn't resist an order that came from him. Though Touhou mocked him by using the traditional Japanese way of calling him master, Touhou was the real master. Every time Shito would come for maintenance, Touhou would remind him of that. Some days were more painful than others, but Shito knew his place. Even with his rebellious attitude he would come to realize just what his existence truly meant. He wasn't supposed to be alive. He shouldn't be alive. He was just a monster that was only allowed to live.
Shito shifted in his sleep causing Touhou to pull his hand away. The china man watched as the other quietly settled back into his slumber. Touhou smiled to himself and slowly stepped from the room, closing the door once again. He motioned for one of the Xu Fu guards to come closer.
"Guard him carefully. No one but me is to go in or out of this room. Is that understood?" Touhou asked.
"Yes, sir." The guard answered and took up his position outside the door.
"Good." Touhou nodded his head and slowly returned back to his office. He unlocked the door and stepped inside. A light flashed on his cell phone, indicating a message had been left in his absence. He picked it up and sat in his chair. The Exorcist dialed his voice mail and pressed the phone to his ear.
"You have one new voice message." The phone alerted in his ear. Touhou nodded and waited for the message to play.
"Touhou! Just checking in to see if everything went alright on your end. Things are just peachy here with me and my little Chika. He's sleeping right now. Hey, did you get my package? I thought you'd want to have it. That little obsession of yours with Shito made me wonder if you'd get a kick out of it. Maybe later you can use it to torture him if he misbehaves. Just so long as he knows that Chika is mine and mine alone I don't really care what you do. Oh, he's waking up. Time to go. I'll talk to you later. Enjoy!"
Touhou deleted the message and set the phone back down on the desk. He smiled, shaking his head. "Shiba you are interesting…" He said aloud. "Though this could prove useful." Touhou tapped the drawer with his hand. He unlocked it and pulled the tape out again. He turned it over and over in his hands before putting it back in the drawer and locking it securely.
"Later. I'll listen to it later, when I am finished with my other duties." Touhou chuckled and pulled a stack of papers from the corner of his desk. Charts and records of the various businesses the Xu Fu ran. Some had been having a few problems lately and Touhou needed to see to them. It was tedious work but he enjoyed it. It gave him something to do when he couldn't be with Shito. The Exorcist picked up his phone once more and dialed a number waiting for the answer.
"Yes, I need to order an execution." Touhou said. The answer made him smile.